sagebrush heroes
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:27 pm
Western without the countrySage brush Heroes © John WestwoodSagebrush heroes on the train ride homeSaddles in the rail yard and money all goneSweethearts waiting back at the ranchDreamin quietly 'bout lefty and pancho .Ate a lot of cattle thrown dustIf it weren’t for the leatherThey be ripped and cutLike their boots they look down at heel Sounds pretty glamorous but you need to be one to know how it feelschHome home on the rangeWhen they get there it sure will feel strange No nights on the plainsNo drowning in rainNo eating red dustNo doing the things that cowboys must40 days of rain and sweatcounting the head.Wondering how much each cowboy will get When the army came and bought the drive Off to town for a drink and a “feel alive’then they'reSagebrush heroes on the train ride homeSaddles in the rail yard and money all gonewith sweethearts waiting back at the ranchDreaming quietly 'bout lefty and pancho .chHome home on the rangeWhen they get there it sure will feel strange No nights on the plainsNo drowning in rainNo eating red dustNo doing the things that cowboys must